great-grandmother
/ˌɡreɪt ˈɡrænmʌðə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ग्रेट ग्रैन्मदर
परदादी, परनानी
Core word
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the mother of your grandfather or grandmother
परदादी, परनानी
- My great-grandmother lived to the age of ninety-eight.
- This saree belonged to my great-grandmother.
- My great-grandmother used to make pickles in big clay jars.
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- Her great-grandmother came to Delhi as a young bride.
- The photo shows me with my great-grandmother on her hundredth birthday.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
great-grandmother (countable)
The noun is hyphenated and countable; the plural is great-grandmothers.
यह noun hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है और countable है; इसका plural great-grandmothers है।
- My great-grandmother is ninety-eight.
- Both of her great-grandmothers lived to a great age.
my great-grandmother's + noun (possessive)
The possessive uses an apostrophe + s after the whole compound.
Possessive रूप में पूरे compound के बाद apostrophe + s लगता है।
- My great-grandmother's recipe for pickle is a family secret.
- Her great-grandmother's silver bangles are kept in a box.
great-grandmother of + person
Use 'of' to link her with a descendant.
उसे किसी वंशज से जोड़ने के लिए 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- She is the great-grandmother of six children.
be / become a great-grandmother
Use the noun after become or be to describe a life stage.
जीवन के किसी चरण को बताने के लिए become या be के बाद यह noun आता है।
- She became a great-grandmother last winter.
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adjective + great-grandmother
latepaternalmaternalelderlybeloved
- My late great-grandmother was a gifted storyteller.
verb + great-grandmother
visitcare forlook up toresembleremember
- Radhika looks up to her great-grandmother for her courage.
great-grandmother + belonging
sareerecipejewelleryhomediary
- This silk saree was my great-grandmother's wedding saree.
great-grandmother + life stage
at ninetyat the age ofin her ninetiesin her old age
- The great-grandmother danced at the wedding in her nineties.
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- My great-grandmother used to grind wheat by hand every morning.
मेरी परदादी हर सुबह हाथ से गेहूँ पीसती थीं।
- Radhika's great-grandmother blessed the new bride at the door.
राधिका की परदादी ने दरवाज़े पर नई दुल्हन को आशीर्वाद दिया।
- A great-grandmother is the mother of one's grandparent.
Great-grandmother किसी के दादा-दादी या नाना-नानी की माता होती हैं।
- The family gathered around their great-grandmother to hear stories about the old days.
परिवार पुराने दिनों की कहानियाँ सुनने के लिए अपनी परदादी के चारों ओर इकट्ठा हो गया।
- She still lights a lamp every evening, just as her great-grandmother did.
वह आज भी हर शाम दीया जलाती है, ठीक वैसे ही जैसे उसकी परदादी करती थीं।
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Great-grandmother, grandmother and ancestor point to women in earlier generations, at different distances.
Great-grandmother, grandmother और ancestor पहले की पीढ़ियों की स्त्रियों को अलग-अलग दूरी पर बताते हैं।
The mother of a grandparent.
दादा-दादी या नाना-नानी की माता।
- My great-grandmother lived in a small village.
Any forebear, not necessarily a close relative.
कोई भी पूर्वज, जरूरी नहीं कि निकट का रिश्तेदार हो।
- Her ancestors were weavers.